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English and Dutch History


Dutch and English Language History


History

Origin
5th Century AD   
AD 450-500   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Germanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English   
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch   

Standard Forms
Standard English   
Standard Dutch   

Language Position
3   
3
48   
35

Signed Forms
Signed English   
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of English and Dutch

The Early forms of English and Dutch explains the evolution of English and Dutch languages which is under English and Dutch history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying English and Dutch history we will understand how the English and Dutch languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of English: Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English.
  • Early forms of Dutch: Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch.
  • Standard forms of English: Standard English.
  • Standard forms of Dutch: Standard Dutch.
  • Signed forms of English: Signed English
  • Signed forms of Dutch: Signed English

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English and Dutch Language Family

In English and Dutch history, you will get to know about English and Dutch language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. English is a part of Indo-European Family while Dutch is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of English is Not Available and Not Available resp. The subgroup and branch of Dutch is Germanic and Western resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in English and Dutch language on English vs Dutch alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

English vs Dutch Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out English vs Dutch language rank. English and Dutch history gives you English and Dutch language rank. The English language rank is 3. And Dutch language rank is 48. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to English vs Dutch.

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